In a town far far away, the number of UFO sightings probably went up when drone enthusiast Oliver C unchained his RC quadrocopter, dressed up as a TIE Interceptor from Star Wars. »3/03/15 9:20am 3/03/15 9:20am

Nice catch! Zweier Spanjer's first day testing out his DJI Phantom II drone took an unexpected turn when its batteries started to deplete and the $700 gadget started plummeting towards the nearest pond. »1/09/15 9:30am 1/09/15 9:30am

Drones don't just exist for pretty videos and convenient delivery. They also exist to be a hazard to athletes, with a crash in an Australian triathlon injuring one competitor and leading to accusations of hacking. »4/07/14 4:20am 4/07/14 4:20am

Designer Alex Cornell has made this video called Our Drone Future, which gives us a glimpse of a future where fleets of drones monitor our every outdoor activity. It's as cool as it is a little creepy. »12/12/13 12:30am 12/12/13 12:30am

As people who clamor for war think that World War III will soon dawn upon us because that's just how the world goes, it looks like China's trying to go drone-for-drone with the Americans. And as the Americans have stepped up the flight testing of their drones, so have the Chinese. And weirdly, they look the same. »11/25/13 5:37am 11/25/13 5:37am

An awkward thing happens late in the life of a fighter jet. It becomes too decrepit for combat but too functional for the junkyard. Don't worry, though. The Air Force has a plan: convert them all into drones in order to offer fighter pilots in training more realistic target practice. »9/25/13 3:28am 9/25/13 3:28am

A United Nations investigator is warning that CIA-controlled remote drone assassinations of suspected Islamic terrorists could lead to a "PlayStation mentality" towards killing. »6/02/10 12:20pm 6/02/10 12:20pm